First Semester Examination – March 2023

Subject : Science
Paper = /95
Class : 4 …....... Handwriting = /05
Duration : 2 periods Total = /100

Candidate's name : ......................................................... Date : ..................................

* Read the instructions very carefully before you start answering.

1.
Observe the given skeletons carefully to answer the questions.

(i) Name the animal each skeleton belongs to.

A = ---------------------------

B = ---------------------------
(4 marks)
(ii) Give two main functions of the skeleton that help both animals to survive.

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(b) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2 marks)
(iii) Explain how muscles and bones work together to help animal A to catch animal B.

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(2 marks)
(iv) How has animal A adapted to live in its environment? Mention three body features

and how they are adapted.

(a) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(6 marks)
[Total = 14 marks]

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2. Compare the melting points of different matter given below to answer the questions.

Matter Melting point in °C

aluminium 660
chocolate 35
gold 1064
olive oil -20
water 0

(i) Rearrange the matter from the table, in the order of highest melting point to the lowest
melting point.

(10 marks)
(ii) What is ‘melting point’?

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(2 marks)
(iii) Complete the following phase change of gold melting.
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Gold (--------------- phase) gold ( ----------------- phase)
(6 marks)
(iv) (a) Which matter has a lower melting point than ice? --------------------------------

(b) What is the melting point of that matter? ---------------------------

(2 marks)
(v) Gold melts at the temperature of ------------------.
(2 marks)
(vi) Room temperature is around 25˚C. From the above table,

(a) select two matter that are solids at the room temperature.

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(2 marks)
(b) name two matter that are liquids at the room temperature.

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(2 marks)
(vii) Describe how the particles in a liquid behave. Mention two.

(a) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4 marks)

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(viii)
Draw very neatly the particle model of liquid
inside the container the water is poured into
using ten particles.
(2 marks)
[Total = 32 marks]

3. Study the situation given below to answer the questions.

(i) How does air get polluted? Write two ways.

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(b) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4 marks)
(ii) How does air pollution affect the world we live in?

(a) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4 marks)
(iii) Write two ways that we can reduce air pollution to protect our environment.

(a) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4 marks)
(iv) What are the three R’s that we should keep in our mind?

(a) --------------------------------------

(b) --------------------------------------

(c) --------------------------------------
(6 marks)

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(v) Long-term health effects from air pollution include heart disease, lung cancer
and respiratory diseases. Air pollution can also cause long-term damage to people's
nerves, brain, kidneys, liver and other organs.
(a) What type of a medicine does the girl in the picture use?

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(2 marks)
(b) Do you think she can use painkillers, balm or cream to cure

her illness? Yes / No

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(1 mark)
[Total = 21 marks]
4. Roy is playing a drum.

(i) Which part of the drum vibrates to produce sound?

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(2 marks)
(ii) What does Roy have to do to increase the pitch?

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(2 marks)
(iii) What unit is used to measure the volume of the sound?

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(2 marks)
(iv) Explain how Roy can soundproof his room so his family will not get disturbed with

the noise when he practices playing the drum.

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(2 marks)
(v) How are the following musical instruments being played?

(8 marks)

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(vi) Identify the instruments given below as string instrument, percussion instrument and
wind instrument.

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(6 marks)
[Total = 22 marks]
5. Fill in the blanks to complete the fact file on insects.

(i) Insects do not have a backbone. They are --------------------------------.

(ii) An insect has -------------------------- main body parts.

(iii) Insects have ------------------------- legs.

(iv) Insects have two -------------------------------- on their head for feeling and smelling

things around them.

(v) Some insects have ---------------------------- attached to their thorax so they can fly.

(vi) A spider is not an insect because it has two body parts and ---------------------- legs.

[Total = 6 marks]

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Grade 4 Science First Semester Examination - March 2023

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